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48 entries were found. Click any date for context. Repeated clues show (number of occurrences.) See the dictionary definition.

DateGridClueAuthor
Sunday, February 3, 201395DMother of Castor and Pollux (9)Dan Schoenholz
Monday, November 12, 201261DHelen of Troy's mother (4)Randall J. Hartman
Sunday, October 28, 201220ATitle partner of "the Swan" in a Yeats poemMichael Sharp and Caleb Madison
Tuesday, August 28, 201224AMother of Helen, in myth (2)Lou Borenstein
Monday, December 5, 201144DMother of Castor and Pollux (9)Kenneth J. Berniker
Tuesday, June 14, 201130DMother of Castor and Pollux (9)Doug Peterson and Angela Olson Halsted
Sunday, December 26, 20105DMother of Helen (4)Darin McDaniel
Sunday, November 7, 201015DMother of Helen and PolluxWill Nediger
Sunday, August 22, 2010119DHelen of Troy's mother (4)Patrick Berry
Sunday, March 7, 201035D13th moon of JupiterTony Orbach and Patrick Blindauer
Monday, April 7, 200851DMother of Castor and Pollux (9)Randall J. Hartman
Monday, May 14, 200740DMother of Helen, in myth (2)Paula Gamache
Tuesday, May 1, 200728ASwan's mate, in mythCourtenay Crocker and Nancy Salomon
Wednesday, September 27, 200636DSpartan queenElizabeth C. Gorski
Monday, May 22, 200612DHelen's mother, in Greek myth (2)Edgar R. Fontaine
Sunday, November 13, 200570DMother of ClytemnestraBrendan Emmett Quigley
Sunday, October 23, 200527AMother of Pollux and HelenDavid J. Kahn
Sunday, June 19, 200597DYeats's "___ and the Swan"Manny Nosowsky
Thursday, February 26, 200457AHelen's mother (4)Manny Nosowsky
Thursday, January 29, 200455DCastor's mother (2)David J. Kahn
Sunday, January 4, 200466DMother of Castor and Pollux (9)Patrick Merrell
Sunday, August 31, 200353AMother of Helen (4)Fred Piscop
Thursday, March 6, 200315AMother of Castor and Pollux (9)Cathy Millhauser
Sunday, January 26, 2003111AMother of Helen of Troy (3)Nancy Salomon and Bob Peoples
Friday, January 24, 200351DClytemnestra's motherManny Nosowsky
Sunday, December 15, 200288AMother of Castor and Pollux (9)RIchard Hughes
Wednesday, December 11, 200230ALeonardo da Vinci's "___ and the Swan"Alan Arbesfeld
Tuesday, October 16, 200126DZeus visited her as a swanSarah Keller
Tuesday, August 7, 200149AMother of Helen of Troy (3)Mark P. Sherwood
Friday, July 27, 200154ACastor and Pollux's motherBrendan Emmett Quigley
Sunday, July 15, 200139DSpartan queen of mythElizabeth C. Gorski
Thursday, June 1, 200053DMother of Helen (4)David J. Kahn
Sunday, March 5, 200070DMother of Helen (4)Nancy Nicholson Joline
Sunday, September 5, 199912DHelen's mother (4)Elizabeth C. Gorski
Tuesday, March 30, 199968AMother of twins, in mythRandy Sowell
Sunday, November 15, 199896DHelen's mother (4)Robert H. Wolfe
Sunday, April 12, 19987DMother of Castor and Pollux (9)Randolph Ross
Monday, September 1, 199739DHelen's mother, in Greek myth (2)Gregory E. Paul
Wednesday, May 28, 199756DMoon of JupiterEd Early
Saturday, May 3, 199731ACastor's mother (2)Rich Norris
Sunday, March 9, 19979DMother of 41-AcrossJune Boggs
Wednesday, February 19, 199764AMother of Helen of Troy (3)D. J. DeChristopher
Tuesday, April 23, 199650DHelen's mother (4)N. Steinberg
Sunday, April 7, 199661AHelen of Troy's mother (4)C. Millhauser
Wednesday, September 13, 199554DMother of Castor and Pollux (9)Eileen Lexau
Monday, September 11, 199558AWhom Zeus visited as a swanSidney L. Robbins
Wednesday, December 14, 199455DSwan's partner, in mythWayne Robert Williams
Sunday, February 6, 1994118AHelen of Troy's mother (4)Arthur S. Verdesca

73 results for LEDA from older pre-Shortz puzzles.

DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Saturday, November 13, 199352A"___ and the Swan": YeatsLouis SabinTaub
Monday, November 8, 199351DMother of ClytemnestraDorothea E. ShippTaub
Thursday, September 23, 199347DYeats's swan ladyBob SefickTaub
Sunday, September 5, 199390AClytemnestra's motherNancy Scandrett RossMaleska
Thursday, September 2, 199338AMother of Castor and PolluxBill PolvogtMaleska
Monday, May 24, 199315ACastor's motherSidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Friday, April 9, 199347AHuxley bookEugene T. MaleskaMaleska
Sunday, March 28, 19938DA rival of HeraJudith C. DaltonMaleska
Saturday, June 6, 199221DMother of PolluxDaniel GirardiMaleska
Friday, May 22, 199248ACastor's motherPageMaleska
Wednesday, March 18, 199210AA rival of HeraWayne EastmanMaleska
Thursday, March 5, 199250DHelen of Troy's motherWilliam CanineMaleska
Sunday, December 8, 199139ASwan's victimBetty JorgensenMaleska
Sunday, November 3, 199136DMother of Helen of TroyMaura B. JacobsonMaleska
Saturday, November 2, 199110AMother of PolluxBrett A. BlaylockMaleska
Monday, August 26, 19912D"___ and the Swan": YeatsEvelyn BenshoofMaleska
Monday, July 29, 199144DA satellite of JupiterVirginia L. YatesMaleska
Tuesday, July 23, 199165AGirl attacked by a "swan"Evelyn BenshoofMaleska
Monday, July 15, 199146AMother of Helen of TroyAlbert J. KlausMaleska
Monday, June 17, 199136DCastor's motherEugene T. MaleskaMaleska
Thursday, March 14, 199116AOne of Hera's rivalsEugene T. MaleskaMaleska
Sunday, February 10, 199112AHelen of Troy's motherBette Sue CohenMaleska
Sunday, January 27, 199197DWife of TyndareusJack L. SteinhardtMaleska
Saturday, December 15, 199023AClytemnestra's motherBernard MerenMaleska
Tuesday, November 27, 199045DSpartan queenAlbert J. KlausMaleska
Tuesday, June 26, 199019AMother of Helen of TroyMargaret W. HuskeyMaleska
Tuesday, March 27, 199069A"___ and the Swan": YeatsJean M. HuntMaleska
Tuesday, January 9, 199056DHelen of Troy's motherAlbert J. KlausMaleska
Thursday, January 4, 199014AOne of Jupiter's satellitesBetty JorgensenMaleska
Monday, December 4, 198957AMother of Helen of TroySidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Sunday, October 1, 198977DMother of PolluxJohn GreenmanMaleska
Wednesday, March 15, 198938DCastor's motherMartha J. DeWittMaleska
Thursday, January 5, 198918AA swan was her swainFrances HansenMaleska
Sunday, November 20, 198881DWife of TyndareusShirley SolowayMaleska
Thursday, November 17, 198862A"___ and the Swan": YeatsErnie FurtadoMaleska
Saturday, November 12, 198813AOne of Jupiter's satellitesDaniel GirardiMaleska
Saturday, October 29, 198842ACastor's motherSampsonMaleska
Tuesday, October 25, 198841APollux's motherChristopher SherwoodMaleska
Wednesday, August 17, 198855DClytemnestra's motherGloria EvansMaleska
Thursday, July 28, 198858DCastor's motherTom W. UnderhillMaleska
Friday, July 8, 19882DMother of CastorMartha J. DeWittMaleska
Sunday, June 12, 19885AMother of PolluxWarren W. ReichMaleska
Sunday, May 15, 198891DMother of the GeminiRichard SilvestriMaleska
Monday, May 2, 198843ACastor's motherFrances HansenMaleska
Sunday, March 20, 198895DSpartan queenBert H. KruseMaleska
Monday, January 11, 198869AMother of 48 DownRita YelleMaleska
Wednesday, September 23, 198716AHelen of Troy's motherDorothy DavisMaleska
Tuesday, September 8, 198761ACastor's motherKenneth WitteMaleska
Wednesday, June 17, 198716AMother of PolluxJonesMaleska
Saturday, April 25, 198728DMother of Helen of TroyJoy L. WoukMaleska
Friday, March 13, 198736DYeats subjectLarry GoldhirschMaleska
Tuesday, February 17, 198760AClytemnestra's motherSidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Wednesday, September 3, 198630DMother of Helen of TroyEli WesoffMaleska
Monday, September 1, 198615AMother of Pollux and CastorJonesMaleska
Monday, October 21, 198523ACastor's motherFrank GearyMaleska
Saturday, August 24, 198514AMother of ClytemnestraJesse RoarkeMaleska
Monday, June 24, 198561DMother of Helen of TroyNancy McCarthyMaleska
Thursday, January 10, 19852DWoman in a Yeats poemEugene T. MaleskaMaleska
Thursday, January 3, 198531DWife of TyndareusShirley SolowayMaleska
Thursday, December 27, 198451AClytemnestra's motherJohn M. SamsonMaleska
Sunday, September 16, 198421AHelen of Troy's motherEdward MarcheseMaleska
Tuesday, August 21, 198467AMother of Castor and PolluxAveryMaleska
Saturday, July 28, 198453DAldous Huxley workJohn M. SamsonMaleska
Thursday, May 24, 198419ASwan girlAlfio MicciMaleska
Monday, May 7, 198411D"___ and the Swan"Frances K. SchnitzerMaleska
Wednesday, February 22, 19842DMother of Helen of TroyBurnsMaleska
Monday, November 14, 19832DCastor and Pollux's motherNancy McCarthyMaleska
Tuesday, September 27, 198313DMother of Helen of TroyBurnsMaleska
Monday, September 12, 198311DMother of CastorEugene T. MaleskaMaleska
Wednesday, June 22, 19831D"___ and the Swan," Yeats poemEugene T. MaleskaMaleska
Tuesday, May 17, 198353DMother of Helen of TroyRabinowitzMaleska
Thursday, April 21, 19832DHelen of Troy's motherEli WesoffMaleska
Saturday, March 26, 198341AMother of Castor and PolluxSam Bellotto, Jr.Maleska